: The Pôle numérique Arcep - Arcom , created in 2020, aims to deepen the technical, economic and environmental analyses of digital markets, and to support the two regulators in the implementation of their missions in the digital field. One of the Pôle Arcep - Arcom's products is itsdigital usage reference system. Its aim is to provide the general public with common reference data on digital usage. By aggregating data from a variety of established sources, it provides centralized figures on fixed and mobile network rollouts, Internet access, household equipment, Internet and audiovisual usage, and the environmental footprint of digital technology. This fifth edition incorporates new themes such as time spent on screens and users' appreciation of this time spent, people's perception of artificial intelligence as a threat or an opportunity, and the latest trends in audio and video consumption, including on social networks and video-sharing platforms. On the environmental front, in addition to indicators on the e[...]
: BEREC presents its assessment of the DigitalNetworks Act proposal yannick.stephan Wed, 10/06/2026 - 18:07 Press Releases Europe’s electronic communications framework is entering a pivotal phase of reform, with the proposed DigitalNetworks Act (DNA ) set to update the regulatory framework for connectivity across the EU. At the BEREC public debriefing on 10 June, the BEREC Chair, Marko Mismas (AKOS, Slovenia), and the Working Group Co-Chairs presented BEREC’s assessment of the DNA proposal, outlining key regulatory considerations that emerged from its analysis. BEREC welcomes the ambition of modernising the EU connectivity framework and supporting resilient, sustainable and high-quality digitalnetworks. At the same time, the assessment highlights areas where further refinement may be needed to ensure that the future framework strengthens rather than adds unnecessary complexity to the internal market for electronic communications. BEREC has developed thematic papers examining key elements of the proposal in [...]
: BEREC Study trip to Japan yannick.stephan Tue, 03/11/2026 - 10:27 Latest News From 26 to 30 October, BEREC’s leadership visited Japan on a study trip aimed at strengthening international relations and exchanging experience with key partners from government, industry, research and academia. The delegation was led by BEREC Chair Marko Mismas (AKOS, Slovenia) and was made up of Vice-Chairs Alejandra de Ituarriaga (CNMC, Spain), Michel Van Bellinghen (BIPT, Belgium), Sarah Jacquier-Pelissier (Arcep, France), Giacomo Lasorella (AGCOM, Italy), Klaus Steinmaurer (RTR, Austria) and Robert Mourik (ComReg, Ireland). The representative of participants without voting rights, Milan Radulovic (EKIP, Montenegro), and the Director of the BEREC Office, Verena Weber, also joined the delegation. The visit was part of BEREC’s broader efforts to deepen dialogue with international stakeholders and to gather first-hand insight into developments in advanced digital and telecommunications markets. Japan, as a global leader in connec[...]
: Le dossier thématique du troisième numéro de Balisages questionne les données au prisme du territoire. Mobiliser la notion de territoire numérique pour caractériser le cyberespace, défini comme un espace numérique construit par l’ensemble des systèmes d’information planétaires (Musso, 2008) et des données qui le constituent, ouvre la voie à de nombreuses hypothèses de recherche. Le territoire numérique a-t-il un potentiel heuristique pour étudier le cyberespace comme système de données ? Quels seraient les savoirs constitutifs du ou des territoires numériques ? Enfin, l’expérience du cyberespace, telle qu’elle est vécue par les cybernautes, structure-t-elle et détermine-t-elle la notion de territoire numérique ? The concept of digital landscape is mainly used to refer to town and country planning projects using digitalnetworks and data collection and processing projects related to a geographical space (town, city, etc.). In other words, the digital landscape is often reduced to a digitally accompanied te[...]
: Stick with Security: Require secure passwords and authentication lfair August 11, 2017 | 10:47AM Stick with Security: Require secure passwords and authentication By Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection To make it harder for hackers to bluff their way onto a computer network, careful companies follow the advice of Start with Security and require strong authentication practices . We’ve considered FTC settlements, closed investigations, and the questions we get from businesses about implementing good authentication “hygiene.” Here are some tips on using effective authentication procedures to help safeguard your network. Insist on long, complex, and unique passwords. A password’s very reason for being is to be easy for a user to remember, but hard for a fraudster to figure out. Obvious choices like ABCABC, 121212, or qwerty are the digital equivalent of a “hack me” sign. Furthermore, experts have determined that passphrases or longer passwords are generally harder to crack. The smar[...]